Company: Mary's Meals Malawi
Location: Blantyre, Malawi
Job Type: Contract
Deadline: 2026-04-22
Mary’s Meals is a global movement dedicated to ensuring every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education, currently reaching 3 million children. Mary’s Meals Malawi runs the organization's largest school feeding program, working with schools and community volunteers.
Reporting to the Country Director, the Head of Programme Development will provide strategic leadership for the country’s programme development portfolio. This role involves ensuring that the programme pipeline, design, and learning agenda are forward-looking, evidence-driven, and aligned with national priorities and global strategy. Key responsibilities include leading innovation, designing new programme initiatives, engaging with institutional donors, government, and stakeholders, overseeing research, impact assessment, and learning. The Head will also ensure responsible programme transitions for long-term national ownership and build a high-performing programme development team, strengthening partnerships and positioning the organization as a thought leader in school feeding.
Interested applicants should apply via the Workable application link: https://apply.workable.com/j/4305EDB8E5. Hard copy applications will NOT be accepted. The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday, 22nd April 2026. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. For full job descriptions, please visit www.marysmeals.org. Mary's Meals is committed to safeguarding and conducts rigorous background checks.